Thursday, July 07, 2005

They Are The Champions, My Friends

(From The Hartford Courant -- By Pat Seremet)

The rock band QUEEN has been named the most successful music act in BRITISH ALBUM CHART HISTORY, according to figures released by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS.

The band beat ELVIS PRESLEY and THE BEATLES by spending a staggering 1,322 weeks in THE BRITISH CHARTS.

"Given that Queen's chart career has been much shorter than those of The Beatles and Elvis, this is an incredible achievement," the announcement read.

The TOP 10 ALBUM ACTS are:

Queen -- 1,322 weeks
The Beatles -- 1,293 weeks
Elvis Presley -- 1,280 weeks
U2 -- 1,150 weeks
Dire Straits -- 1,136 weeks
Simon And Garfunkel -- 1,114 weeks
Madonna -- 1,032 weeks
David Bowie -- 1,005 weeks
Elton John -- 989 weeks
Michael Jackson -- 966 weeks

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